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Setting, Margins

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Setting Margins As you learned in the section on "POWER" in chapter 1, when the typewriter is switched ON, the carrier moves automatically to the far left and then 10 spaces to the right. This is the pre-set left margin in 10 pitch. Pre-set margins The pre-set left margin will vary as will the right margin depending on the typing pitch as shown in the following table . Pitch 10 12 15 Left margin 10 12 15 Right margin 75 90 112 Left margin Move the carrier to the place you wish the left margin to be, using the SPACEBAR, BKSP, , -) or M REL key. Press the L MAR key. The left margin is now set. From now on, the carrier will return to this position each time the RETURN key is pressed. Right margin Move the carrier to the place you wish the margin to be using the SPACEBAR, BKSP, , or M REL key. Press the R MAR key. The right margin is now set. Notes: 1. The minimum margin width is more than two inches between them and depends on the typing pitch, as shown in the following table. Pitch 10 12 15 Min. Margin Width 20 characters 24 characters 30 characters Expand mode 10 characters 12 characters 15 characters 2. If you are in the display mode, you cannot set the left and right margin. 3. Setting a new margin will clear the old margin setting. Margin release After having set the margins, you may find it necessary on occasion to type outside them or release them to reset at a point beyond their current position. To move the carrier past a margin, press the M REL key. To move to the left of the left margin, use the BKSP or 4-- key to the left margin, press the M REL key and continue to press the BKSP or 4- key to where you wish to begin typing. To move past the right margin, hold the SPACEBAR or -3 key until the carrier reaches the right margin. Press the M REL key, then continue spacing using the SPACEBAR or key. 23 CEA

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Setting
Margins
As
you
learned
in
the
section
on
"POWER"
in
chapter
1,
when
the
typewriter
is
switched
ON,
the
carrier
moves
automatically
to
the
far
left
and
then
10
spaces
to
the
right.
This
is
the
pre-set
left
margin
in
10
pitch.
Pre-set
margins
The
pre-set
left
margin
will
vary
as
will
the
right
margin
depending
on
the
typing
pitch
as
shown
in
the
following
table
.
Pitch
Left
margin
Right
margin
10
10
75
12
12
90
15
15
112
Left
margin
Move
the
carrier
to
the
place
you
wish
the
left
margin
to
be,
using
the
SPACEBAR,
BKSP,
,
—)
or
M
REL
key.
Press
the
L
MAR
key.
The
left
margin
is
now
set.
From
now
on,
the
carrier
will
return
to
this
position
each
time
the
RETURN
key
is
pressed.
Right
margin
Move
the
carrier
to
the
place
you
wish
the
margin
to
be
using
the
SPACEBAR,
BKSP,
,
or
M
REL
key.
Press
the
R
MAR
key.
The
right
margin
is
now
set.
Notes:
1.
The
minimum
margin
width
is
more
than
two
inches
between
them
and
depends
on
the
typing
pitch,
as
shown
in
the
following
table.
Pitch
Min.
Margin
Width
Expand
mode
10
20
characters
10
characters
12
24
characters
12
characters
15
30
characters
15
characters
2.
If
you
are
in
the
display
mode,
you
cannot
set
the
left
and
right
margin.
3.
Setting
a
new
margin
will
clear
the
old
margin
setting.
Margin release
After
having
set
the
margins,
you
may
find
it
necessary
on
occasion
to
type
outside
them
or
release
them
to
reset
at
a
point
beyond
their
current
position.
To
move
the
carrier
past
a
margin,
press
the
M
REL
key.
To
move
to
the
left
of
the
left
margin,
use
the
BKSP
or
4--
key
to
the
left
margin,
press
the
M
REL
key
and
continue
to
press
the
BKSP
or
4—
key
to
where
you
wish
to
begin
typing.
To
move
past
the
right
margin,
hold
the
SPACEBAR
or
—3
key
until
the
carrier
reaches
the
right
margin.
Press
the
M
REL
key,
then
continue
spacing
using
the
SPACEBAR
or
key.
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